MOBILE, Alabama -- Escorted by a U.S. Coast Guard cutter and
tugged along by two boats, a disabled cruise ship started the 270-mile journey
to Mobile Monday night, more than 24 hours after it lost propulsion in the Gulf
of Mexico.

The Coast Guard diverted its Vigorous cutter to the Carnival
Triumph cruise ship, which has been running on generator power since an
engine room fire on Sunday. The fire was quickly extinguished and no one was
injured, but the fire cut off the ship's propulsion and left it stranded in the
Gulf of Mexico.